More than a thousand blackbirds fell from the sky over an Arkansas town, and no one knows why. Wild, rampant speculation time!

The dead birds, which fell in a one-mile area near Beebe, Arkansas, appeared traumatized, perhaps like they'd been the targets of a giant alien laser shotgun. Or! Maybe they were killed in a government experiment involving mind control. Maybe it was an avian Branch Dividian type situation.

Officials believe that the birds were killed by natural causes like lightning or high altitude hail. Others believe that the birds were scared from their roosts by New Year's Eve fireworks-related revelry and died of fright.